It's a thing we do... When we arrive in a new city, Jeff and I look at each other and say, 'Do you want to walk to the such and such?' The 'such and such' is usually a pat of town or a must-see attraction that happens to be a long walk away, but we don't really...
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." -T....
A classic wedding deserves an oh-so-classic album. That's how we like it here at Casa de Youngren. Ryan and Jen's stunning black tie wedding at the Richard Nixon Library makes my heart beat faster with joy, and when their wedding albums arrived, I could barely...
Marlee's answer is always the same when we ask her what she loves about Tyler. He makes her laugh. A lot. Tyler is an upbeat and positive kind of guy, and his heart is as big as it gets. His humble nature keeps him real, while his joyful heart lights up Marlee's...
It's a sentimental week here at Casa de Youngren as we remember some beautiful travels from last summer. Earlier this week, I posted some personal images from our trip to Montana for Kaitlyn and Mark's engagement session on their breathtaking cattle ranch, and...
A favorite wedding + a favorite couple + a stack of beautiful albums = the best day evah at Casa de Youngren. Nick and Stephanie's albums arrived at our studio on a day when I needed a little bit of lovely in my life, and one look at these albums made my heart...
Did Thanksgiving sneak up on anyone else this year? Or was it just me? And was anyone else feeling this exact same way last year? I mean, yesterday was Halloween and the day before that was Labor Day, so I don't know what's happening to the yearly calendar as I get...
As my friends know, I'm kind of a library-nut. I go crazy for anything that has to do with books, literature, and libraries in general, so when Luke and Victoria planned a library-themed wedding at one of my favorite venues in downtown LA, Cafe Pinot, I just about...
When it comes to making my own burger patties, I'm always the keep-it-simple type. We don't put a lot of extra stuff in our homemade patties - we keep it to really high quality beef and that's pretty much it. Jeff and I joke around that "this is a burger patty -...
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted an installment of the love story between Jeff and me - the story of how we met, our first date, and the series of events that led up to the day we said, ‘I do.’ To catch up on our love story up until this point, read all of...
I know. The title of this recipe doesn't exactly sound appetizing once you really think about it. Rhubarb? On flatbread? Eh? I found this recipe in my recent issue of Better Homes and Gardens because rhubarb is in season right now. But their thinking is that there...
My favorite memories from my travels over the years have been my ‘introvert afternoons’, when I get to steal away and walk around a beautiful neighborhood in a famed world city by myself with earbuds in - nowhere in particular to go - and ending up at a cafe with a...
